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| Characterization of the crack cocaine culture in the city of São Paulo: a controlled pattern of use | In the city of São Paulo, the culture of crack use has undergone considerable changes over these 11 years since it was first described. The sociodemog... |
| Crack Heads and Roots Daughters | An ethnographic study of women and drug use in inner city neighborhoods in Kingston, Jamaica, revealed that cannabis is commonly used in conjunction w... |
| Flexibility of treaty provisions | In a confidential and authoritative memorandum to the INCB, UNODC legal experts argue that most harm reduction measures are in fact acceptable under t... |
| Reviewing legal aspects of substitution treatment at international level | Treatment for drug addiction was seen as a measure to reduce drug abuse as early as 1961 when the UN Single Convention was signed. However, the only r... |
| Russia: Government Shuts HIV-Prevention Group’s Website | The Russian government’s anti-drugs agency has ordered the blocking of the website of a public health organization, the Andrey Rylkov Foundation, for ... |
| The Dutch treatment and social support system for drug users | This paper, written in collaboration with the Correlation Network, briefly describes the history and the basic elements of the Dutch drug dependence... |
| The Russian Drug Czar vs. Methadone: Parcel of Lies | HCLU's video advocacy team filmed the press conference of the Russian government delegation at the Commission on Narcotic Drugs this year - our... |
| Therapeutic Use of Cannabis by Crack Addicts in Brazil | This study ensued from clinical observations based on spontaneous accounts by crack abusers undergoing their first psychiatric assessment, where they ... |
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Cannabis social clubs are noncommercial organisations of users who cultivate and distribute enough cannabis to meet their personal needs without having to turn to the black market.
In 2011 the 1961 UN Single Convention on drugs will be in place for 50 years. In 2012 the international drug control system will exist 100 years since the International Opium Convention was signed in 1912 in The Hague. Does it still serve its purpose or is a reform of the UN Drug Conventions needed? This site provides critical background.
